Strategic areas
The strategic foundations for the 2024 to 2027 vision to value strategic plan, is created around four key foundations of the vision and mission.
1. Education and Learning Experience
The student learning experience for Doctoral College UK students will be unequalled in the UK higher education sector. Our students will engage in critical thinking exploring depth and understanding within their learning. Our approaches will stimulate innovative teaching and curiosity with and inquiry based learning and research rich discovery approach. Students who join us will always feel part of a warm family community. They will be the centre of the learning and educational journey. They will be stimulated to be independent, active individuals and team members. They will collaborate with staff and management to update and enhance the curriculum. They will stimulate continuous improvement and enhancement.
2. People, Empowerment and Sustainability
We care about our people. We know that professional development helps people to feel fulfilled. Personal growth increases health and wellbeing. This leads to better outcomes for our learners. It creates a caring community. Our management style empowers staff to be innovative and successful in their role. Good communication technologies and management interaction ensure staff are motivated and focused on being affective and enjoying what they do. Our care for the environment means that our learning environments will be greener. The learning environments we offer, including through our partners, will put human connections first. This will happen through digital channels and through physical spaces. We will achieve all of this through being being connected digitally and communicating regularly.
3. Research, Innovations, Outcomes and Impact
We will research, publish and advance knowledge to help people and society. Our global network of partners will challenge us to innovate and make an impact.We will enable our students to contribute to business and society through their own applied research, and this research with staff will enrich our teaching. All our practice and our research will cross disciplinary boundaries as in our global network as we collaborate.We will innovate as we grow our commercial partnerships. We will inform public debate, engaging and helping communities to make sense of the changing world around us.
4. Careers, Skills Development, Enterprise and Employability
As a career-led college, our students will be sought by employers and society. Our graduates and staff will shine through skills that mark them out as both local and global citizens. They will be effective as social and cultural entrepreneurs as they build their careers. We will support skills development, entrepreneurship and employability activities to support students with their future careers.
